Prosecutors announced the arrest of a U.S. citizen who traveled to North Korea to deliver a presentation on how to use blockchain and crypto to avoid sanctions. Today United States prosecutors announced the arrest of Virgil Griffith, who allegedly traveled to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to deliver Continue Reading

Bitcoin traders can use Bitcoin price drops to reduce their tax liabilities. After many countries around the world such as the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Portugal published their own cryptocurrency tax guidelines this year, it is only reasonable they will expect to see an increase in crypto Continue Reading

On Friday the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) announced the arrest of Ethereum Foundation member Virgil Griffith for allegedly “assisting North Korea in evading sanctions” by teaching “his audience how to use blockchain technology.” After the Manhattan U.S. Attorney revealed the news, the Continue Reading

By applying blockchain technology and IoT the food industry could save up to $31 billion in food fraud savings. The food industry could save up to $31 billion in global fraud savings by tracking food on its way from farms to consumers via the blockchain. A Nov. 25 study by Continue Reading

It’s time to tackle the potential future problem of package theft by drone. IBM has filed for a patent of a system that uses blockchain technology to prevent drone-enabled package theft. According to a filing published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Nov. 12, IBM will Continue Reading

On November 28, the creator of doublespend.cash, a web portal that tracks and collects double spend attempts on the Bitcoin Cash network, explained that only 1 out of 1,105 double spends succeeds when they broadcast one second after the first transaction. The website’s creator highlighted that in most cases “only Continue Reading

Can the EU’s massive investment into blockchain and artificial intelligence research and development save us from the world’s tech oligopoly? The European Union’s announcement of a new 110 million euro fund to support research on artificial intelligence and blockchain comes at a critical time for the AI industry, when issues Continue Reading

Bitcoin price has rallied 20% since dropping to $6,560, leading traders to closely watch altcoins for similar price action. The futures market provides good insight into the sentiment of larger players. If the futures volume continues to rise in a falling market, this indicates that a decline is likely to Continue Reading

A Vancouver-based investor claims that he lost at least $430,000 due to misconduct and breaches of contract by crypto firm Stox. Israeli crypto entrepreneur Moshe Hogeg and his blockchain firm Stox (STX) are facing a lawsuit from a disgruntled investor in the United States. A Vancouver-based investor has accused Hogeg Continue Reading

China is winning the US in the numbers of the blockchain-related patents filed between 2014 and 2019, but who are the top patent owners in each country? When Chinese President Xi Jinping announced strong support for blockchain technology last month, pundits suggested that China would soon overtake the United States Continue Reading